Toy



Oct. 1, 1940.

A. L. MCHENRY TOY Filed June 22, 1940 TOR. 5/

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Patented Oct. 1, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to toys and has as one of the principal objectsthereof the provision of a wheeled toy so constructed and arrangedwhereby the same may be easily and conveniently 5 steered through themedium of imparting a tilting motion to the body with respect to thewheel.

An important object of my invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described which is simple in construction, durable in use,efiicient in operation and economical in manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the drawing wherein like refer- 15 ence charactersdesignate like parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention partly in section.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 20 22 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure1.

Figure 4 is a rear transverse sectional View taken on the line 44 ofFigure 1.

25 Figure 5 is a detailed transverse sectional view illustrating thebody in a tilted position with respect to the wheels.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the forward portion of the device andillustrating the body in 30 tilted position with respect to the wheels.

In practising my invention, as illustrated in the drawings, I provide abody 5 constructed in the form of an automobile and fashioned with frontand rear end sections 6 and 1 respectively.

35 The front end sections 6 are of a triangular configuration and areprovided with inclined slots 8 through which extends the front axle 9.The front axle 9 is provided, intermediate its ends, with a bearingblock I through which extends a pivot bolt l I, the latter beingpivotally connected to a bearing I2 secured to the front of the bodybetween the front end sections as clearly illustrated in Figures 2 and 6of the drawing.

The rear end sections 1 are provided with vertically disposed slots 14through which extends the rear axle IS, the latter being provided,intermediate its ends, with a bearing block I6. The

bearing block l6 has extending therethrough a pivot bolt H, the latterbeing pivotally connected between the rear end sections 1, to the rearportion l8 of the body 5.

Superjacent the bearing block I 6, the rear portion i8 is provided witha bracket 20 to which is 55 secured a rubber bumper 2| engaging thebearing block I6 and which normally serves to maintain the body in ahorizontal position with respect to both of the front and rear axles,the latter being provided with wheels 22.

As clearly illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 of the drawing, tilting of thebody serves to position the body at an angle with respect to the axlesand causes the axles to be disposed in angular relation within the slots8 and M, thus enabling the toy to be readily and easily steered in adesired direction. While the embodiment of my invention illustrated inthe drawing is preferably constructed of metal, it is to be understoodthat any other desirable material may be used.

Without further elaboration the foregoing will so fully explain theinvention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adaptthe 15 same for use under various conditions of service. Moreover, it isnot indispensable that all the features of the invention be usedconiointly since they may be employed advantageously in variouscombinations and sub-combinations.

t is obvious that the invention is not confined to the herein describeduse therefor as it may be utilized-for any purpose to which it isadaptable. It is therefore to be understood that the invention is notlimited to the specific construction as illustrated and described as thesame is only illustrative of the principles of operation, which arecapable of extended application in various forms, and that the inventioncomprehends all construction within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: I

1. A toy of the class described, comprising, a body having front andrear end sections provided with upwardly extending elongated slots,wheeled axles extending through said slots, bearing blocks carried bysaid axles and pivoted to said body between said sections for disposingsaid axles in angular relation to said body upon tilting of the latterto efiect steering of said toy, a resilient bumper carried by said bodyand engaging one of said blocks for normally maintaining said axles inhorizontal relation with said body.

2. A toy of the class described, comprising, a body having front andrear end sections provided with upperwardly extending elongated slots,wheeled axles extending through said slots, bearing blocks carried bysaid axles, means pivoting said blocks to said body between saidsections for disposing said .axles in angular relation to said body upontilting of the latter to effect steering of said toy, a resilient bumpercarried by said body and engaging one of said blocks for normallymaintaining said axles in horizontal relati n with said body.

ALBERT L. MOI-IENRY.

